Braxton, 45, and Lewis married in 1998 and separated in 2009. The couple share two sons: 11-year-old Denim and 10-year-old Diezel, who is autistic.

The deep-voiced, "UnBreak My Heart" crooner has won six Grammy Awards and is also a songwriter, record producer, actress and philanthropist. She stars in the WEtv reality series "Braxton Family Values" with her four sisters, Trina, Traci, Tamar and Towanda.

In an October appearance on "VH1 Behind the Music," the singer said that her split with Lewis had reverberating effects.

"I had to figure out a plan for my life that had nothing to do with him," she said. "I was angry with everybody. I couldn't believe this was happening to me. I felt that I was a person dealing with a lot of struggles and here comes another one."

Braxton has also filed twice for bankruptcy and, in 2010, said that she had been diagnosed with the autoimmune disease lupus, according to People.

In February, while promoting her Lifetime movie "Twist of Faith," she told the Associated Press she was working on a new album with her longtime collaborator Babyface called "Love, Marriage, Divorce."

Today's more elaborate bar and bat mitzvahs take a cue from theatrical productions. They are using technology, like special lighting and projection systems, to celebrate a child's coming of age in the Jewish faith.

In tapping Trevor Noah as the next host of "The Daily Show," the cable network will turn over its most valuable franchise to a relative unknown who has made just a handful of appearances on the program.

Though annatto is not a native, it will not overrun your garden. It grows to a very workable 20 to 30 feet tall, forming a shady but open canopy, while not growing so wide as to out-compete nearby plants.